Nyssa (Doctor Who)

Nyssa
Doctor Who character
Nyssa in her original "fairy skirt", used from The Keeper of Traken to Castrovalva
First appearanceThe Keeper of Traken (1981)
Last appearanceThe Caves of Androzani (1984)
Created byJohnny Byrne
Portrayed bySarah Sutton
Lucy Baker (young; uncredited)[1]
Non-canonical appearancesDimensions in Time (1993)
Duration1981–1983, 1984, 1993
In-universe information
SpeciesTrakenite
AffiliationFourth Doctor
Fifth Doctor
FamilyTremas (father)
Kassia (stepmother)
HomeTraken
Home era1981

Nyssa is a fictional character in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. She is played by Sarah Sutton. Although Nyssa was created by writer Johnny Byrne for the single Fourth Doctor serial The Keeper of Traken, the production team subsequently decided she should be retained as a continuing character. Nyssa returned in the following serial, Logopolis, in which the Fourth Doctor regenerated, and remained as a companion of the Fifth Doctor. She was a regular in the programme from 1981 to 1983.

  1. ^ Jean- Marc Lofficer 'Doctor Who Programme Guide' New Edition. Virgin Publishing 1994 ISBN 0-426-20342-9